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The Atlantic Slave TradeThe Atlantic Slave Trade
European WorldEuropean World
Origins of the Slave TradeOrigins of the Slave Trade
1500s Africans were
enslaved to fill the need for labor in Spain’s American colonies
1500s Africans were
enslaved to fill the need for labor in Spain’s American colonies
Origins of the Slave TradeOrigins of the Slave Trade
1500s Africans were
enslaved to fill the need for labor in Spain’s American colonies
1500s Africans were
enslaved to fill the need for labor in Spain’s American colonies
CausesCauses
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
CausesCauses
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
tribal conflict in Africa prior to 1500
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
tribal conflict in Africa prior to 1500
CausesCauses
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
tribal conflict in Africa prior to 1500
Arab traders taking slaves to North Africa and the Middle East prior to 1500s
discovery of the "New World" and the development of plantation economies in the Americas
tribal conflict in Africa prior to 1500
Arab traders taking slaves to North Africa and the Middle East prior to 1500s
EffectsEffects
racism slave traders
justified the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
racism slave traders
justified the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
EffectsEffects
racism slave traders justified
the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
undermined traditional African society led to warfare and
social decline
racism slave traders justified
the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
undermined traditional African society led to warfare and
social decline
EffectsEffects
racism slave traders justified
the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
undermined traditional African society led to warfare and social
decline cultural diffusion
Africans were moved to: Europe, North America,
South America
racism slave traders justified
the slave trade by using racist views to support their actions
they portrayed Africans as "uncivilized”
undermined traditional African society led to warfare and social
decline cultural diffusion
Africans were moved to: Europe, North America,
South America
Slave TradeSlave Trade
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
whippings and beatings were common
whippings and beatings were common
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
captives often lived in their own vomit and waste
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
captives often lived in their own vomit and waste
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
captives often lived in their own vomit and waste
20 % died of disease or brutal mistreatment
whippings and beatings were common
disease swept through the vessel
the smell of blood, sweat, and excrement filled the hold
captives often lived in their own vomit and waste
20 % died of disease or brutal mistreatment
Horrors of the Middle PassageHorrors of the Middle Passage
The Amistad Incident August 1839
The Amistad Incident August 1839
Amazing GraceAmazing Grace
Amazing GraceAmazing GraceAmazing grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found;Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed.
John Newton
Amazing grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found;Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed.
John Newton
William WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce
Member of British Parliament (1784-1812) close friend of Prime Minister
William Pitt influenced by John Newton campaigned for the abolition
of slavery in the British Empire
Act was passed by 1833
Member of British Parliament (1784-1812) close friend of Prime Minister
William Pitt influenced by John Newton campaigned for the abolition
of slavery in the British Empire
Act was passed by 1833
Amazing Grace - The MovieAmazing Grace - The Movie
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Total ImpactTotal Impact
9.5 million people were moved 9.5 million people were moved
Total ImpactTotal Impact
9.5 million people were moved at least 2 million died as a result of the
trade
9.5 million people were moved at least 2 million died as a result of the
trade